Double corncrib and granary



S. GRAVER DOUBLE CORNCRIB AND GRANARY Filed May 5, 1923 I5 Sheets-Sheet 1 smssv s. GRAVER Q DOUBLE CORNCRIB AND GRANARY Filed May 5. 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet A all . S. GRAVER DOUBLE CORNCRIB AND GRANARY Fiid May s, 1923 Q s Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Nov. 25, 1924.

SAMUEL GRAVEIR, or PLAINEIELD, ILLINOIS.

DOUBLE CORNCRIB AND GRANARY.

Application filed May 5,

To all whom it may concern. A

Be it known that I, SAMUEL GRAYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Plainlield, in the county of IV ill and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Double Corncribs and Granaries, of which the following'is a specification.

The main purpose of my invention resides in the provision of a building that is well adapted for the storage of grain and com, the same being divided into separate compartments for the reception of the different elements, the invention being characterized by its simplicity of construction, and high usefulness of purpose.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the "following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is an elevational view of my combined grain bin and corn crib.

Figure 2 is a detail cross section upon the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary enlarged cross section through one of the partition walls.

Figure t is a view similar to Figure 2, but taken upon the line 14c'of Figure 1..

Figure 5 is a fragmentary section of the concrete grain bin floor, and the supporting beam over the doorway taken on line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figures 6 and 7 are perspectives of diiierout forms of concrete blocks employed in the construction of the building.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 5 designates the building provided with an in verted ronc shaped root 6 and a ventilated head top 6.

In the construction of this building, I eurploy concrete blocks of the type shown in Figures 6 and 7, the block shown in Figure 6 being designated 7 and formed with a plurality of spaced ventilating openings 8. The block, Figure 7, is designated 9, and is of a solid nature, it being noted that as shown in Figure 1, the outer wall of the building is constructed fr m both S lid and ventilating 1923. Serial No. 636,793.

blocks, these blocks being laid one upon the other 1n the wellknown manner.

In the bulldings of thls type, the same are provided with a front and rear pair of spaced channel iron posts 10, the building being provided with a vehicle passage-way 11, closed at its opposite ends by swinging doors 12, hingedly secured to the lower end of the said posts 10.

The wall of the building directly above the said swinging doors 12, is constructed of the solid type blocks shown in Figure '7, and extendng transversely within the building, and at opposite sides of the said vehicle passage-way 11 are partition walls 13, these walls comprising channel posts lt, between which are disposed the blocks shown in Fig ure 6. These partition walls 13 are bulged outwardly as shown for the purpose oi strength, it being noted that the portions of these partition walls forming the sides of the said vehicle passage-way 11 are formed entirely of the ventilating blocks, Figure 6, while the portions of the walls above the said passage-way are formed by the solid blocks 9. Between the walls 18 and directly above the door opening of the building is a concrete floor while beneath the wall 13, the building floor is provided with steel sills that receive the lower ends of the posts 14,

the opposite sides of the concrete floor above the door opening being provided with channel plates 13, that receive the opposite ends of the posts as well as the lowermost ones of the blocks 9, constituting the upper portion of the walls 13.

Connected at their opposite ends to the said channel posts 10 of the building, are stay rods 15, between which are the solid blocks constituting the walls 13 above the door openings. Between each of the partition walls 13 above the vehicle passageway 11 are other right angular partition walls 16, it being clearly understood that these partition walls 16 as well as the partition walls 13 form compartments centrally within the building for the purpose of receiving grain, while the compartments 18 at the opposite sides of the building are adapted for the reception of corn or the like.

The building floor is formed with the usual sheller drag trenches 19 at the opposite ends of which are swinging doors 20.

In view of the above description, it is believed by me that it will at once be apparent that I have provided a building construction, wherein the same may be advantageously used for storing grain and corn, and although I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent is A grain cribcomprising a foundation which is substantially circular in plan, an exterior wall erected upon the foundation and extending around the peripheral portion thereof, said wall being provided at its diametrically opposite sides with door openings, interior walls disposed transversely of the foundation and connected at their ends walls below the floor being provided with interstices and the interior walls above the floor being completely closed throughout their areas, and transverse walls located above the floor and interposed between the interior walls and spaced from each other and having their intermediate portions bowed inwardly toward each other.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

SAMUEL GRAVER. 

